Republican governors in 15 states have decided not to participate in the USDA Summer Feeding Program, a new federally funded summer food assistance initiative aimed at helping hungry children. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee criticized Texas for not working with the USDA to correct procedural deficiencies that would enable more children to be fed. The program, now permanently federal, is expected to provide food benefits to about 21 million children during the summer, with families receiving $40 per child each month to purchase food. The rejection of this welfare program, particularly in states like Mississippi—the poorest state with the highest child poverty rate—has been denounced as cruel and harmful to children living in poverty.
These 15 GOP-led states are rejecting summer food aid for children. https://t.co/QcGtpNN9IE
Moving beyond efforts to block expansion of health care for the poor and disabled, Republican governors in 15 states are now rejecting a new, federally funded summer program to give food assistance to hungry children. https://t.co/cxRqZXFbEk
Congress provided federal funding to ensure 21 million children don’t go hungry over the summer and now 15 Republican governors are rejecting this relief for kids in their state. Simply put, this is cruel and just wrong. https://t.co/0iwGxIwUUe
Mississippi—the poorest state in the nation with the highest child poverty rate—is among 14 states declining to participate in a Biden administration summer food program to feed kids living in poverty. It's expected to help 21 million children. https://t.co/38NQNVnw3Y
These 15 GOP-led states are rejecting summer food aid for children. https://t.co/Vk7O9pXZDD
15 GOP governors opting out of funding to help low-income kids stay fed over summer breaks is neither pro-life or pro-family. Cruelty towards children should never go unnoticed. https://t.co/9HGgK1kZRF
All kids should have access to the healthy food they need to survive and thrive. 15 Republican Governors want to limit that access this summer. https://t.co/uTTjqJtf4M
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Through a new nutrition assistance program, families with eligible children will receive $40 per child each month to buy food during the summer. @AnnaMerod @K12DiveNews https://t.co/e4xMV0mJCw
About 21 million children are likely to receive food benefits this summer through a newly permanent federal program. https://t.co/5EaAVahU72
“I don’t believe in welfare:” Republican governors in 15 states reject summer lunch for kids https://t.co/nd0JptEKqc
Moving beyond efforts to block expansion of health care for the poor and disabled, Republican governors in 15 states are now rejecting a new, federally funded summer program to give food assistance to hungry children. https://t.co/VZ1hUzxQtd
Republican governors in 15 states are now rejecting a new, federally funded summer program to give food assistance to hungry children https://t.co/KzX7f2RUK2
Statement Of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee On Push To Get Texas Children Fed Through USDA Summer Feeding Program. It is a shame Texas chose not to work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to resolve Texas procedural deficiencies in order to feed more…
Statement of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee On Push To Get Texas Children Fed Through USDA Summer Feeding Program. It is a shame Texas chose not to work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to resolve Texas procedural deficiencies in order to feed more…